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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Errol Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Knezevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Errol Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Knezevic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby clinches with his opponent.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Knezevic avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
Knezevic jumps into guard, dragging Kirby to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Knezevic has a closed guard, preventing Kirby from standing up.
Knezevic wants to stand up but Kirby is controlling him.
Kirby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knezevic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kirby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Knezevic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kirby is aware though and is defending well.
Kirby stands up from Knezevic's guard - Kirby perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knezevic gets a double leg takedown into Kirby's guard.
Kirby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kirby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knezevic trying to get back to full guard but Kirby takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kirby looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knezevic tries to lock up and control but Kirby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kirby.
Kirby looking for a guillotine from mount but Knezevic is having none of it.
Knezevic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby controlling from the full mount.
Knezevic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kirby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kirby working the ground and pound effectively.
Kirby controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a heavy elbow.
Kirby scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Knezevic tries to reverse the position but Kirby maintains control.
Kirby punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kirby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knezevic tries to reverse the position but Kirby maintains control.
Kirby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knezevic hang on?
Kirby takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kirby scoring with strikes but Knezevic is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knezevic is working to get back to half guard.
Kirby controlling from the full mount.
Kirby pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirby content just to control the position here.
Kirby landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Kirby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kirby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knezevic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Knezevic misses.
Knezevic gets the takedown into side control.
Kirby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kirby moves into full guard.
Kirby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kirby stands up and waves to Knezevic to follow him.
Knezevic misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knezevic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirby counters with a series of strikes. Knezevic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Knezevic circles away.
Knezevic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirby has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Knezevic clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kirby working for a choke but Knezevic is defending well.
Knezevic tries to escape but Kirby has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kirby has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Knezevic's body.
I really don't envy Knezevic right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kirby punishes Knezevic with strikes from the back mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knezevic tries to break free.
Errol Kirby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirby lands with a hammerfist to the side of Knezevic's head.
Kirby just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Knezevic is trapped and Kirby is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is working the ground and pound. Can Knezevic escape?
Knezevic rolls, trying to escape but Kirby keeps control of the position.
I would not like to be Knezevic right now.
Kirby lands with a hammerfist to the side of Knezevic's head.
Kirby sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Knezevic taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Errol Kirby!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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